East county on Independence Day

JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Gary Vickey leads the Westlake Village Fourth of July Parade while playing his bagpipe down Agoura Road to Bennett Park, where there were activities for children.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Joely Chadwick, 5, (left) gets a star painted on her arm as her sister, Abigail, 8, (right) watches at the Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The Paint Pals have been painting children for free for the last 13 years.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Les Benedict gets ready to play his tuba to some patriotic music with the Good Time Band at the Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Ira Nepus with the Good Time Band plays his trombone to some patriotic songs at the Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Tracy Fhardo and her daughter, Kayle, 2 months, talk to J.P. Wammack, who’s dressed like Abraham Lincoln at the Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Left to right is Alyssa Margalit, 12, with her sister Skye, 9, and sister Lilah, 3, all dressed for the Westlake Village Fourth of July Parade. The annual event brings out families who decorate bicycles with Fourth of July themes.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Children participate in the three-leg sack race at the Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR The Westlake Village Fourth of July Parade begin at Lakeview Canyon Road and travels four blocks on Agoura Road to Bennett Park. The annual event brings out families with decorated bicycles.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR The Westlake Village Fourth of July Parade begin at Lakeview Canyon Road and travels four blocks on Agoura Road to Bennett Park.

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JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Christopher Yates dressed as Uncle Sam walks in the Westlake Village Fourth of July Parade, which travels four blocks on Agoura Road to Bennett Park.